Varaha Purana 81.84: Adhyaya 81, Shloka 84
Description of the Divine Mountain Abodes: Meru, Devakūṭa, and Kailāsa
उत्तरे च शृङ्गाख्ये पर्वतवरे देवतानामायतनानि ।
uttare ca śṛṅgākhy e parvatavare devatānām āyatanāni
उत्तर तरफ शृंग नाम का एक बड़ा पहाड़ है। उस पर देवियों और देवताओं के मंदिर हैं।
Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in fragment)
FAQs
It exemplifies Purāṇic sacred geography: mountains and directional space (north/south/east/west) are used to organize a cultural map of shrines.
Śṛṅga (Śṛṅgākhyaparvata) is named; precise modern identification is uncertain without additional contextual markers and parallel textual witnesses.
An implicit heritage ethic: notable natural formations (mountains) are treated as culturally protected spaces through association with sanctuaries.
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